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Sharpe: The Legend

Sharpe: The Legend

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Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer who took him to hell and back. The narrator is Rifleman Cooper, and the officer whose fame he recalls is the legendary Richard Sharpe.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

13 October 1997

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Richard Sharpe

Simón Andreu

Simón Andreu

Vivar

David Aston

David Aston

Lennox

Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

Ducos

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Prince of Orange

Paul Bigley

Paul Bigley

Dobbs

Peter Birrel

Peter Birrel

Don Moreno

Mark Burns

Mark Burns

Pakenham

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Nairn

Katia Caballero

Katia Caballero

Josefina

Amira Casar

Amira Casar

Catherine

Scott Cleverdon

Scott Cleverdon

Price

Michael Cochrane

Michael Cochrane

Simmerson

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Hogan

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Berry

Abigail Cruttenden

Abigail Cruttenden

Jane Gibbons

Lyndon Davies

Lyndon Davies

Perkins

Alexis Denisof

Alexis Denisof

Rossendale

Neil Dickson

Neil Dickson

Uxbridge

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

Fenner

Julian Fellowes

Julian Fellowes

Prince Regent

Hugh Fraser

Hugh Fraser

Wellington

Philip Glenister

Philip Glenister

Truman

Nolan Hemmings

Nolan Hemmings

Denny

Douglas Henshall

Douglas Henshall

Wickham

Tom Hodgkins

Tom Hodgkins

Wigram

Elizabeth Hurley

Elizabeth Hurley

Lady Farthingdale

Adam James

Adam James

Carline

Malcolm Jamieson

Malcolm Jamieson

Colonel de L'Eclin

Morgan Jones

Morgan Jones

Kelly

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

Fletcher

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

La Marquesa

Mark Lambert

Mark Lambert

Girdwood

Caroline Langrishe

Caroline Langrishe

Lady Anne Camoynes

James Laurenson

James Laurenson

Ross (archive footage)

Michael Mears

Michael Mears

Cooper

Gavan O'Herlihy

Gavan O'Herlihy

Leroy

Daragh O'Malley

Daragh O'Malley

Harper

Cécile Paoli

Cécile Paoli

Lucille

Robert Patterson

Robert Patterson

Lynch

Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Hakeswill

Warren Saire

Warren Saire

Shellington

Jason Salkey

Jason Salkey

Harris

Andrew Schofield

Andrew Schofield

Pope

Assumpta Serna

Assumpta Serna

Teresa

Simon Smith

Simon Smith

Yokel

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Brand

John Tams

John Tams

Hagman

Benedict Taylor

Benedict Taylor

Lawford

Oliver Tobias

Oliver Tobias

Rebecque

David Troughton

David Troughton

Wellesley

Paul Trussell

Paul Trussell

Tongue

Marc Warren

Marc Warren

Rymer

Peter Wear

Peter Wear

Minister

Philip Whitchurch

Philip Whitchurch

Frederickson

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